lilty1
/ˈlɪlti
/noun (plural lilties) Northern Irish informal
An excitable and energetic person: he was out the door like a lilty...
- I skip over urban cobbles and paving cracks like a lilty.
- Eileen was up and down those first-class aisles like a lilty.
- I am always gadding about all over the place like a lilty.
Origin
Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin; probably from lilt; perhaps influenced by Scots lintie 'lively girl', an abbreviation of linnet.
lilty2
/ˈlɪlti/noun (in phrasegive it lilty) Northern Irish informal
Put a great deal of effort into an activity: we gave it lilty and got through to day two...
- Here's me, giving it lilty from the handbook of day filling and she gets a strop on.
- There he was, giving it lilty and inciting the crowd into a good-humoured frenzy.
- All the lads gave it lilty in the first 60 minutes.
Origin
Early 19th century: from the sense of lilty 'a beating', a variant of Scots laldy.